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DairyTalk 612: Breeding for Performance, Living by Instinct: What Dairy Cows Teach Us About Modern Farming - by Helmut Demmelhuber
This podcast episode is based on a documentary exploring the tension between high-performance dairy production and the natural instincts of dairy cows. At the center of the discussion is how modern production systems influence animal behavior and which biological traits remain deeply rooted despite decades of genetic selection for performance. Using the example of a high-producing dairy cow, the documentary illustrates how the cow–calf bond emerges naturally, even under highly intensive production systems. It also examines the balance between economic efficiency, consumer demand for…
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